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Maschine Mikro - No More Midi

I've had the Maschine Mikro for nearly a year. While it was limited beyond what I was expected, it at least worked perfectly. That is until today. For some reason the device is no longer recognized by any software but the Maschine software. Last week I could place the device in midi mode and have it recognized in FL Studio and REAPER. Today? No recognition whatsoever. The device is kept in a smoke free studio and has never left the desk since I've taken it out of the package. I've restarted, use different usb cables, no luck. I would install/reinstall drivers but I can't even find anything for the Mikro MK3. I gotta be honest, the MK3 seems like a stepchild device compared to previous Maschines.

I've had the Maschine Mikro for nearly a year. While it was limited beyond what I was expected, it at least worked perfectly. That is until today. For some reason the device is no longer recognized by any software but the Maschine software. Last week I could place the device in midi mode and have it recognized in FL Studio and REAPER. Today? No recognition whatsoever. The device is kept in a smoke free studio and has never left the desk since I've taken it out of the package. I've restarted, use different usb cables, no luck. I would install/reinstall drivers but I can't even find anything for the Mikro MK3. I gotta be honest, the MK3 seems like a stepchild device compared to previous Maschines.

So the device does light up when you plug it in but you can't switch to MIDI mode (shift + round icon (upper left))? And Windows (I assume) also doesn't give you the "USB device beep" or shows the 'remove hardware' icon in the system tray?

That usually an indication that there's something wrong with the (physical) connection.

I'm using both the Mk3 and Mikro Mk3 (the latter while I'm on the road, like now) and honestly? The only main difference between the two is that you need to use the software vs. doing everything from behind the controller. But other than that the Mikro is most definitely not a smaller version of the Mk3. You can do pretty much do everything you can as on the Mk3 where playing and composing is concerned. The main difference is browsing and tuning instruments from behind the controller, but anything other than that can be done on the Mikro as well.

So the device does light up when you plug it in but you can't switch to MIDI mode (shift + round icon (upper left))? And Windows (I assume) also doesn't give you the "USB device beep" or shows the 'remove hardware' icon in the system tray?

That usually an indication that there's something wrong with the (physical) connection.

I'm using both the Mk3 and Mikro Mk3 (the latter while I'm on the road, like now) and honestly? The only main difference between the two is that you need to use the software vs. doing everything from behind the controller. But other than that the Mikro is most definitely not a smaller version of the Mk3. You can do pretty much do everything you can as on the Mk3 where playing and composing is concerned. The main difference is browsing and tuning instruments from behind the controller, but anything other than that can be done on the Mikro as well.

You need to add a template or it probably won’t switch as it would have nothing to switch too

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You’re right. I wasn't clear. I had used the midi before no problem with and without templates until yesterday. Now it doesn’t when I load a template or there isn’t a template, the controller is only recognized in the Maschine software. At this point I’m basically 98% sure it’s a driver issue and I’ll figure the fix soon.

You’re right. I wasn't clear. I had used the midi before no problem with and without templates until yesterday. Now it doesn’t when I load a template or there isn’t a template, the controller is only recognized in the Maschine software. At this point I’m basically 98% sure it’s a driver issue and I’ll figure the fix soon.

Appreciate the reply.

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So what you’re saying, is everything works in maschine , you can switch the controller to midi mode ? Everything lights up ? But in other daws the pads don’t work or trigger anything? Or it’s not detected at all as a midi input ?
Can you use midi mode in maschine?

So what you’re saying, is everything works in maschine , you can switch the controller to midi mode ? Everything lights up ? But in other daws the pads don’t work or trigger anything? Or it’s not detected at all as a midi input ?
Can you use midi mode in maschine?

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So I uninstalled/reinstalled everything and ran all updates I could and everything seems to be working. Whats also weird is that even without a controller editor template, even transport controls are now working on the hardware in my DAWS.